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Food and dish guide

Shelf-stable herbs and spices: allergens and what’s inside

Of 64 packs of shelf-stable herbs and spices whose ingredients Open Food Facts reads in full, 8% list mustard and 5% list gluten. Another 78% carry a “may contain” line for celery.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20263 sourcesHow we check

Not for you

for a mustard allergy profile, on 8% of these packs

Which allergens are in shelf-stable herbs and spices?

Of 64 packs of shelf-stable herbs and spices whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full, 8% list mustard, 5% list gluten, 3% list milk and 2% list sulphites. Another 78% carry a “may contain” line for celery, 72% for mustard and 14% for egg. Recipes differ from pack to pack, so the label in your hand is the one that counts.

Mustard allergyHeads up8% list mustard; 72% more carry a “may contain” line for it.

Coeliac or gluten-freeHeads up5% list gluten; 9% more carry a “may contain” line for it.

Milk allergyHeads up3% list milk; 11% more carry a “may contain” line for it.

Sulphite sensitivityHeads up2% list sulphites; 2% more carry a “may contain” line for them.

Celery allergyHeads up78% carry a “may contain” line for celery.

Egg allergyHeads up14% carry a “may contain” line for egg.

Not for you when most of these packs list the allergen, Heads up when fewer do or only a “may contain” line names it. In the app, a profile gets Not for you on a pack that lists the allergen and Heads up on one whose “may contain” line names it: it reads the pack in your hand, not these counts.

What are shelf-stable herbs and spices usually made of?

The ingredients most packs of shelf-stable herbs and spices list, with the share of packs that list each: pepper (30%), garlic (25%), parsley (19%) and onion (17%).

Packs in Open Food Facts, by country of sale: France 94 · Belgium 3 · United Kingdom 3 · United States 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows what these packs list, not every recipe for shelf-stable herbs and spices.

Calories and nutrients

Not shown here. Open Food Facts records calories and nutrients per 100 g or per 100 ml without saying which, so a figure for all these packs together could mislead. The pack you buy prints its own, and that is the figure to log.

What kind of food are shelf-stable herbs and spices?

In the Open Food Facts categories, shelf-stable herbs and spices are one of the herbs and spices.

Bravoora reads every pack for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

Sources

Every share is counted over the packs whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full. A pack lists an allergen when Open Food Facts’ allergen field names it, or when one of its ingredients stands for it by the same two-of-three checks as the ingredient dictionary (tahini is sesame, a cheese is milk). A “may contain” line counts only for an allergen the pack does not list.

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